Luggage compartment for vehicle

Abstract

A luggage compartment structure allows a tray to be detachably placed on a floor surface of the luggage compartment on which a luggage mat is spread, or detachably placed on the undersurface of an upper back panel of the luggage compartment. Further, the luggage compartment structure allows the tray to be accommodated in a recessed storage portion provided in a floorboard member. As a result, the tray can be effectively placed on, over or under the luggage mat of the luggage compartment as required to accommodate various luggage loading configurations.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A luggage compartment structure for a vehicle, comprising: 
       a detachable tray having an opening on one side;  
       a floorboard member provided below an undersurface of a luggage mat, the floorboard member having a recessed storage portion that can accommodate the detachable tray;  
       a luggage compartment having an upper back panel; and  
       a lid member positionable to cover an opening of the recessed storage portion so as to provide a substantially flat upper support surface of the floorboard member above the recessed storage portion,  
       wherein the tray is detachably placeable on an undersurface of the upper back panel of the luggage compartment and within the recessed storage portion.  
     
     
       2. A luggage compartment structure for a vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein the lid member includes a base plate on one side and a partition plate perpendicularly extending from an opposing side of the base plate, and the lid member is sized to be accommodated upside down in the recessed storage portion of the floorboard member or within the opening of the tray. 
     
     
       3. A luggage compartment structure for a vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein the lid member includes a small tray having an opening on one side, which can be accommodated upside down in the storage portion of the floorboard member or within the opening of the tray. 
     
     
       4. A luggage compartment structure for a vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein the lid member is a base plate of the tray that is accommodated upside down in the recessed storage portion of the floorboard member. 
     
     
       5. A luggage compartment structure for a vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein the undersurface of the upper back panel includes opposing guide rails that receive and support the tray. 
     
     
       6. A luggage compartment structure for a vehicle according to  claim 5 , wherein the tray has laterally protruding guides that mate with the guide rails on the undersurface of the upper back panel. 
     
     
       7. A luggage compartment structure for a vehicle according to  claim 5 , further comprising a forward facing luggage compartment opening, wherein the tray when placed in the guide rails is positioned above the compartment opening to allow insertion of luggage through the opening without interference with the tray. 
     
     
       8. A luggage compartment structure for a vehicle according to  claim 1 , further comprising securing hooks in the recessed storage portion. 
     
     
       9. A luggage compartment structure for a vehicle according to  claim 8 , further comprising a securing net affixable to the securing hooks. 
     
     
       10. A luggage compartment structure for a vehicle according to  claim 8 , wherein a base plate of the tray is raised allowing the tray to be placed into the recessed storage portion without interference with the securing hooks. 
     
     
       11. A luggage compartment structure for a vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein an outer periphery of the recessed storage portion is provided with a step and the lid member is positionable within the recessed storage portion and supported by the step. 
     
     
       12. A luggage compartment structure for a vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein the detachable tray has a height less than a depth of the recessed storage portion. 
     
     
       13. A luggage compartment structure for a vehicle, comprising: 
       a detachable tray having a base, side walls and an opening on a top side;  
       a floorboard member provided below an undersurface of a luggage mat, the floorboard member having a recessed storage portion sized to accommodate the detachable tray;  
       a luggage compartment having an upper back panel and a tray support that receivably mounts the detachable tray below the upper back panel; and  
       a lid member positionable to cover an opening of the recessed storage portion so as to provide a substantially flat upper support surface of the floorboard member above the recessed storage portion,  
       wherein the tray is detachably placeable on an undersurface of the upper back panel of the luggage compartment and within the recessed storage portion.  
     
     
       14. A luggage compartment structure for a vehicle according to  claim 13 , wherein the lid member includes a base plate on one side and a partition plate perpendicularly extending from an opposing side of the base plate, and the lid member is sized to be accommodated upside down in the recessed storage portion of the floorboard member or within the opening of the tray. 
     
     
       15. A luggage compartment structure for a vehicle, comprising: 
       a detachable tray having an opening on one side;  
       a floorboard member provided below an undersurface of a luggage mat, the floorboard member having a recessed storage portion that can accommodate the detachable tray;  
       a luggage compartment having an upper back panel; and  
       a lid member positionable to cover an opening of the recessed storage portion so as to provide a substantially flat upper support surface of the floorboard member above the recessed storage portion,  
       wherein the tray is detachably placeable over a floor surface on which the luggage mat is spread and within the recessed storage portion.